Systems Architect, Principal
Peraton•Reston, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
Peraton is seeking a Systems Architect Principal to join our national intelligence program in Northern Virginia as the primary visionary and strategist to transition the client’s Enterprise IT Infrastructure to a cutting edge resilient, scalable and self-healing Infrastructure environment.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to obtain a Poly Clearance.
- Minimum of 16 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 14 years relavant experience with a Masters. 4 years experience may be substituted for a Degree.
- 12+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, with at least 5 years in a dedicated Senior or Principal Architecture role.
- Proven track record of delivering complex, high-impact solutions.
- Excellent ability to translate strategic intent into concrete technical designs and inspire teams to innovate while maintaining rigorous engineering standards.
- CISSP or Security+ Certification required.
- US Citizenship is required to hold this clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Active TS/SCI with Poly clearances.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
- CISSP
- TOGAF/SAFE
- ITIL v 4.0 Foundations
Responsibilities
- Define the multi-year architectural vision for enterprise infrastructure services such as compute, storage, network, security, and cloud services.
- Define technical standards, system architectures, and integration strategies to meet business objectives.
- Collaborate with industry partners to define and advance the autonomous infrastructure system vision.
- Lead the shift toward cloud-native architectures while optimizing on-premises edge computing and private cloud footprints.
- Apply Digital Engineering principles to streamline service delivery.
- Implement automated provisioning, monitoring, and incident response frameworks.
- Drive initiatives to monitor and reduce cloud consumption costs and technical debt.
- Translate complex technical requirements into business outcomes for executive.
Benefits
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
